November 4, 2006 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Love and Kisses

  Given the huge amount of instruments in this project, Costandinos must have blown all of the cocaine-fueled budget amassed by Casablanca at the time.

  Review in Music — by SVF — on Nov 04, 2006

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Helmet, Pitbull, Barry Manilow, Chris Daughtry, and The Bridge

  Digital media music and video downloads and streams.

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Nov 04, 2006

• Band Of The Week: Deccatree

  Deccatree’s story starts with front man and founder Chris Karn, a visionary and deeply thoughtful man with a quiet, humble tranquility about him.

  Interview in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Nov 04, 2006

• Music Review: SoundStage Presents - Robert Plant And The Strange Sensation

  Plant’s energy is perfectly matched by his band

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Nov 04, 2006

• Blues Bash Music Review: David Rotundo - Blues Ignited

  They commit themselves to each song like it's the last thing they might ever do in their lives.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Nov 04, 2006

• Music DVD Review: The Rolling Stones: Rock Files - Truth Or Lies

  Make no mistake, this ain't Gimme Shelter. But as unauthorized Stones' DVD documentaries go, Truth Or Lies gets Two And A Half Licks.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Nov 04, 2006

• Music Review: The Mooney Suzuki - The Maximum Black EP

  This 1999 self-released album, only before sold at the band’s shows and on the band’s website, has finally seen the light of retail day courtesy of V2 Records.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Nov 04, 2006

Culture

• Did You Hear the One About the Woman Who Wore PJs to the Library?

  SJ Reidhead on contemporary fashion (or lack thereof): Where is the romance, where is the glamour?

  Opinion in Culture — by SJ Reidhead — on Nov 04, 2006

• Disillusioned and Disappointed in Relationship: Venus in Sagittarius, Jupiter in the 7th House

  Hello Elsa - I have this recurring pattern in my life...

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Nov 04, 2006

• Q: Are There People Buried in the Hoover Dam?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Culture — by Mental_Floss — on Nov 04, 2006

• Theater Review: Keith Boynton's The Quotable Assassin and Walls

  Love, death, and interior decorating create a worthwhile evening of theater, enlivened by inspired performances, sharp dialogue, and depth of thought.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Nov 04, 2006

• A Nightmare With Northwest Airlines

  Unprofessional, rude staff made for an unpleasant journey.

  Opinion in Culture — by Spincycle — on Nov 04, 2006

• Photo Essay: Veils, Beards, and Spicy Food in the Exotic Streets of Old Delhi

  A heritage walk with an American in the Muslim quarter of India's capital.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Nov 04, 2006

• Evangelists, GOP Congressmen, And Now Doogie Howser M.D. Is Gay! Is Nothing Sacred?

  Doogie Houser star Neil Patrick Harris has denied his publicist's denial that he's gay.

  News in Culture — by Jet Gardner — on Nov 04, 2006

• Day By Day for November 04, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for November 04, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Nov 04, 2006

• Chris Rock To Divorce

  First, Reese and Ryan. Now this?!

  News in Culture — by Matthew Milam — on Nov 04, 2006

Books

• The Early Word: Calendars - Far Side is Back! Stitch 'n' Bitch, Retro Lemony, Ying-Yang, Miro Miro, Bice Bice Bo Bice, Speed! Lust! Madness! Hey Lady!

  The Salvador Dali Engagement Calendar: Because you can’t always rely on the persistence of your memory.

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Nov 04, 2006

• "Something Beautiful and Strong": Interview with Delia Jarrett-Macauley, Winner of Orwell Prize for Political Writing

  "It is important to write... without footnoting, without patronizing and without debasing oneself to the level of meaningless generalizations."

  Interview in Books — by Ambrose Musiyiwa — on Nov 04, 2006

• Book Review: Consolation by Michael Redhill

  Redhill's depiction of Toronto turns the city into a character, full of mystery, toil and sorrow underneath its modern varnish.

  Review in Books — by Bonnie — on Nov 04, 2006

• Book Review: Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip

  A wonderful dreamlike read full of fantastic imagery.

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Nov 04, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: Last Days - What Gus Van Sant Made of Kurt Cobain

  It’s interesting that no one can ever know all the facts of anyone else's life.

  Review in Video — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Nov 04, 2006

• Enough With the Blood, Violence, and Gore on Television

  The incessant blood and gore that is packed meaninglessly into TV has got to stop.

  Opinion in Video — by SJ Reidhead — on Nov 04, 2006

• Movie Review: Flushed Away

  It's the age-old question: Is it better to be a lonely house-rat living in the lap of luxury or a grungy sewer-rat surrounded by family and friends?

  Review in Video — by Liz — on Nov 04, 2006

• DVD Review: Doctor Who - The Complete First Series (2005)

  It’s fascinating to see how differences shed themselves when bigger things are at stake such as freedom and the lives of innocent people.

  Review in Video — by Tan The Man — on Nov 04, 2006

• Who Will Die On Desperate Housewives?

  Desperate Housewives heats up just in time for November sweeps.

  News in Video — by Chris Evans — on Nov 04, 2006

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: Star Fox Command

  Remember, when in an intergalatic battle between good and evil, be sure the job is finished in 90 seconds or less.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Nov 04, 2006

• PSP Review: Bounty Hounds

  Or why PSP load times are a bad thing.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Nov 04, 2006

Politics

• Don't Have a Real Public Issue? Go Tabloid: Kerry and Election 2006

  News coverage of Kerry's statement about troops in Iraq days before a major election is an example tabloidization passing as public debate.

  Opinion in Politics — by Jayson Harsin — on Nov 04, 2006

• The Price of UN Indecision Over Iran: A Nuclear Arms Race

  By failing to take action over Iran's transparent attempt to get nukes, other nations begin to develop their own nukes.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Nov 04, 2006

• Shia Crescent - Fact or Fiction

  Islam must learn how to treat the Shias fairly, as Saudi Arabia seems to be doing, in order to reduce the tension in the Middle East.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mohammad Munaeem Jamal — on Nov 04, 2006

• Satire: Why Burqas Are The New Green

  This is a heartwarming story that proves once again the family that plays together, stays together. Even if they belong to al-Qaeda.

  Satire in Politics — by the silver surfer — on Nov 04, 2006

• Bangalore Has Just Been Bangaloored!

  Bangalore, the famed IT city of India, has its name changed by local politicians just like Bombay before it.

  News in Politics — by APOLLO — on Nov 04, 2006

• The Texas GOP Leadership is a Pack of Idiots

  If the latest campaign flyer from the Texas GOP is the best they can do then they deserve to lose the House next Tuesday.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Nov 04, 2006

• Reform Party Candidate Max Linn Enlivens (And Muddies) Florida Governor's Race

  Florida politics are never dull, and this year's Governor's race is no exception.

  News in Politics — by Clavos — on Nov 04, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Will The Web We Wove Protect Us From Evil?

  The Web woven around the globe promised "to sweep away" dictators, autocracy, and censorship. Will the promise hold?

  News in Sci/Tech — by Howard Dratch — on Nov 04, 2006